Lessons from Becoming a Goer: What makes support raising so challenging?
What makes support raising so challenging? The hardest part of support raising isn’t the work itself. It’s not the hours put into calling folks and setting up meetings, it’s not pouring my heart and soul into a meeting with potential partners, it’s not even getting a “no” from someone. The hardest part of support raising is feeling alone and misunderstood. The devil seeks to kill and destroy. We know that. But what we often forget about is that the devil doesn’t always look a little red dude with horns sitting on our shoulder. It can also look like comparison, isolation, and unreasonable… Read more >>Lessons from Becoming a Goer: Support-Raising and Ministry Partnership 101
Support-Raising and Ministry Partnership 101 A lot of people have asked about my upcoming service in Austria wanting to know how they can support me. Many people are surprised to find out that I’m tasked with raising financial support for the entirety of my two-year term. Coming from a non-traditional missions background myself, I understand the multitude of questions folks have so this post is all about what it means to develop ministry partners and how folks can support me during my time in Austria. 1. What is support raising/ministry partner development? A ministry partner is… Read more >>Lessons from Becoming a Goer: What does it mean to be a missionary?
What comes to mind when you hear the words mission, missions, or missionary? Personally, I didn’t grow up hearing these words very often. My parents took me to Sunday school and instilled spiritual rhythms like praying before bed and meals. However, I didn’t have much exposure to global missions. Before becoming a missionary, I honestly felt a certain distaste towards global missions because I didn’t understand it. I didn’t understand how it could be sustainable. I didn’t understand what a missionary actually does day to day. I didn’t understand much, but now I know significantly more so let’… Read more >>